Mediopassive Voice
Mediopassive Voice
Mediopassive voice is a passive voice in which the:
- verb has stative meaning, and
- actor is not expressed
(Chichewa Bantu)
In the following example, mediopassive voice is indicated by the suffix -ka:
- mwana wangu wapandi-ka
- child my beat -MEDIOPASSIVE
- ‘My child has been beaten.’
Page/s: 322–323
Source: Foley, W. and Van Valin 1985
Foley, William A., and Robert D. Van Valin, Jr. 1985. "Information packaging in the clause." In Shopen 1985b 282–364.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ Passive Voice
Related terms
- RT⇆ Stative Verb
- RT⇆ Verb (Linguistics)
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/mediopassive-voice
